Federal Parliament of Nepal

The Federal Parliament of Nepal (संघीय संसद नेपाल, Saṅghīya Sansada Nēpāla) is the bicameral federal and supreme legislature of Nepal established in 2018. It consists of the National Assembly and the House of Representatives as parallel houses.

Federal Parliament of Nepal

संघीय संसद, नेपाल
2nd Federal Parliament
Type
Type
HousesNational Assembly
(upper house)
House of Representatives
(lower house)
History
Founded5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)
Preceded byConstituent Assembly of Nepal
Leadership
President
Ram Chandra Paudel
since 13 March 2023
Vice President
Ram Sahaya Yadav
since 20 March 2023
Chairman of the
National Assembly
Narayan Prasad Dahal, CPN (MC)
since 12 March 2024
Deputy Chairman of the
National Assembly
Urmila Aryal, CPN (MC)
since 6 February 2023
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Dev Raj Ghimire, CPN (UML)
since 19 January 2023
Deputy Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Indira Ranamagar, RSP
since 21 January 2023
Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN (MC)
since 26 December 2022
Leader of the Opposition
Sher Bahadur Deuba, NC
since 4 March 2024
Structure
Seats334 parliamentarians
59 assemblymen
275 representatives
National Assembly political groups
Government (40)
  •   CPN (MC) (17)
  •   CPN (UML) (10)
  •   PSPN (3)
  •   CPN (US) (8)
  • Nominated (2)

Opposition (18)

  •   NC (16)
  •   LSPN (1)
  •   RJM (1)
Vacant (1)
House of Representatives political groups
Government (151)

Confidence & Supply (9)

  •   NUP (4)
  •   NSP (2)
  •   AJP (1)
  •   IND (2) AKS YM

Opposition (114)

  •   NC (88)
  •   RPP (14)
  •   Janamat (6)
  •   LSP-N (4)
  •   RJM (1)
  •   NWPP (1)
Vacant (1) Ilam-2
Elections
National Assembly voting system
Single transferable vote & First-past-the-post
First-past-the-post & proportional representation
Last National Assembly election
26 January 2022
20 November 2022
Next National Assembly election
2024
by November 2027
Meeting place
International Convention Centre,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
www.parliament.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal
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